Configuring the IBM ESS
The IBM® Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) provides functionality that is compatible with Storwize® V3500.
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Procedure
- Enter the IP address of the IBM ESS in a web browser to access the ESS Specialist.
- Login with your user name and password.
- Click ESS Specialist.
- Click Storage Allocation.
- Click Open System Storage.
- Click Modify Host Systems.
- Create a host entry for each initiator port on each Storwize V3500 node
in your clustered system.
Complete the following fields:
- Enter a unique name for each port in the Nickname field. For example, enter knode or lnode.
- Select IBM SAN Volume Controller in the Host Type field. If this option is not available, select RS/6000.
- Select Fibre Channel attached in the Host Attachment field.
- Leave the Hostname/IP address field blank.
- Select the WWPN from the list or enter it manually into the WWPN field. A configuration command fails if you use WWPN 0 in the command string.
- Click Perform Configuration Update after you are finished adding all of the ports.
- Click Add Volumes to add the volumes that you want the Storwize V3500 to use. The Add Volumes panel is displayed.
- Complete the following steps in the Add Volumes panel:
- Select any of the Storwize V3500 host ports that you created earlier.
- Select the necessary ESS adapter to create the volumes.
- Click Next.
- Create volumes using your desired size, placement, and RAID level.
- Click Perform Configuration Update after you have created all the volumes.
- Complete the following steps to map the volumes to all
of your Storwize V3500 ports:
- Click Modify Volume Assignments.
- Select all of the volumes that you created earlier.
- Click Assigning selected volumes to target hosts.
- Select all of the remaining Storwize V3500 host ports that you created earlier.
- Click Perform Configuration Update.
Important: If you are adding Storwize V3500 ports to a volume that is already assigned to other Storwize V3500 ports, you must select the Use same ID/LUN in source and target check box.
Parent topic: Configuring IBM TotalStorage ESS systems
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